Travis Boatman's guest appearances

Travis Boatman

Playmakers - The Game Industry Podcast

Deconstructor of Fun

Jon Radoff

Matt Curtis

David Brevik

Jason Della Rocca

Tommy Tallarico

Jay Powell

Matthew Lewis

Tim Sweeney

Vince Zampella

Robin Hunicke

Selena Gomez

Mike Mika

Randy Pitchford

Timmu Tõke

Joseph Kim

OwlTail

Travis is CEO and co-founder of Carbonated, an LA-based mobile games studio. A 25-year veteran of the game industry (with over 20 years in mobile), Travis has also served as SVP Mobile at both Zynga and Electronic Arts, where he led global studios and mobile game strategy. Travis quickly rose in the ranks from producer to Senior VP, and now runs his own studio. We’re sitting down to chat about the keys to his success with topics like: The three pillars of the game industryFollowing the customers’ lead toward successHow the game industry is similar to standup comedyThe importance of continuing to embrace new technologiesWhat sets apart a truly successful live ops gameResources Mentioned:  Connect with Travis on LinkedInConnect with Travis on TwitterLearn more about CarbonatedConnect with Carbonated on TwitterConnect with Carbonated on DiscordConnect with Carbonated on Facebook

Travis is CEO and co-founder of Carbonated, an LA-based mobile games studio. A 25-year veteran of the game industry (with over 20 years in mobile), Travis has also served as SVP Mobile at both Zynga and Electronic Arts, where he led global studios and mobile game strategy. Travis quickly rose in the ranks from producer to Senior VP, and now runs his own studio. We’re sitting down to chat about the keys to his success with topics like:  <ul><li>The three pillars of the game industry</li><li>Following the customers’ lead toward success</li><li>How the game industry is similar to standup comedy</li><li>The importance of continuing to embrace new technologies</li><li>What sets apart a truly successful live ops game</li></ul>Resources Mentioned:   <ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/travis-boatman-3bb593/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Travis on LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/TravisBoatman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Travis on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.carbonated.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn more about Carbonated</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/carbgames?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Carbonated on Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://discord.com/invite/tjZ3KHJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Carbonated on Discord</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/carbonatedgames" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Carbonated on Facebook</a></li></ul>

How to Start a Mobile Studio, with Travis Boatman

Kristian Segerstrale

Today we’re here to talk about the biggest challenges and mistakes early stage companies have in order to scale their companies and achieve success.   To speak to these issues we have arguably 3 of the best people in the world to talk about this: #1. Travis Boatman: Travis has held senior leadership positions at a bunch of major gaming and mobile gaming companies including Mattel, JAMDAT, EA, and Zynga. And most recently Travis founded Carbonated Inc. a mobile and PC games studio located in Southern California. Carbonated also raised an $8.5M seed venture financing round led by Andreessen Horowitz. https://www.linkedin.com/in/travis-boatman-3bb593/ #2. Gigi Levy-Weiss: Gigi has been a founder, senior executive, and investor in like a billion companies.But some notable companies in particular includes Playtika and Plarium. And Gigi today is a general partner at one of the most exciting venture capital firms NFX (https://www.nfx.com/).  https://www.linkedin.com/in/gigilevy/   #3. Kristian Segerstrale: Kristian was a co-founder of Glu mobile, CEO of Playfish acquired by EA, was a seed investor in Supercell, was a senior exec at EA, and now is the CEO of Super Evil Megacorp which will soon release their new MOBA shooter called Catalyst Black (https://catalystblack.com/). https://www.linkedin.com/in/segerstrale/ Topics Covered:  Biggest Mistakes to Avoid  Creative vs. Data vs. Tech? Impact of Data in Games  Hiring for Cultural Fit  Initial Focus Post Funding  You Need to Plan + Panic!  How to Build Culture  Individual Contributor vs. Manager vs. Leader  How to Avoid Day 2--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/support

Today we’re here to talk about the biggest challenges and mistakes early stage companies have in order to scale their companies and achieve success.   To speak to these issues we have arguably 3 of the best people in the world to talk about this: #1. Travis Boatman: Travis has held senior leadership positions at a bunch of major gaming and mobile gaming companies including Mattel, JAMDAT, EA, and Zynga. And most recently Travis founded Carbonated Inc. a mobile and PC games studio located in Southern California. Carbonated also raised an $8.5M seed venture financing round led by Andreessen Horowitz. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/travis-boatman-3bb593/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/travis-boatman-3bb593/</a> #2. Gigi Levy-Weiss: Gigi has been a founder, senior executive, and investor in like a billion companies.But some notable companies in particular includes Playtika and Plarium. And Gigi today is a general partner at one of the most exciting venture capital firms NFX (<a href="https://www.nfx.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nfx.com/</a>).  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gigilevy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/gigilevy/  </a> #3. Kristian Segerstrale: Kristian was a co-founder of Glu mobile, CEO of Playfish acquired by EA, was a seed investor in Supercell, was a senior exec at EA, and now is the CEO of Super Evil Megacorp which will soon release their new MOBA shooter called Catalyst Black (<a href="https://catalystblack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://catalystblack.com/</a>). <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/segerstrale/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/segerstrale/</a> Topics Covered: <ul> <li>Biggest Mistakes to Avoid </li> <li>Creative vs. Data vs. Tech?</li> <li>Impact of Data in Games </li> <li>Hiring for Cultural Fit </li> <li>Initial Focus Post Funding </li> <li>You Need to Plan + Panic! </li> <li>How to Build Culture </li> <li>Individual Contributor vs. Manager vs. Leader </li> <li>How to Avoid Day 2</li></ul>--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/support</a>

Scaling a Games Company | How to Win Day 1? Travis Boatman, Gigi Levy-Weiss, Kristian Segerstrale